Contract Role_AWS Principal Data Architect_Arlington, VA (Onsite Role)

Role: AWS Principal Data Architect

Location: Arlington, VA (Onsite Role)

Duration: Long Term contract

Position Type: C2C or W2 Contract only

Job Description:

Senior AWS Data Architect responsible for designing modern AWS/Databricks data platforms, leading large-scale legacy-to-cloud migrations, and enabling enterprise analytics, AL, governance, and data modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect Enterprise Data Platforms - Design and implement scalable AWS and Databricks-based data architectures for analytics, Al, and business intelligence solutions.
• Lead Data Modernization Programs - Drive migration initiatives from legacy platforms such as DB2, Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, Hadoop, Mainframe, and Informatica to modern cloud platforms
• Build Lakehouse & Data Warehouse Solutions - Architect enterprise data lakes, lakehouse platforms, and cloud data warehouses with high performance and scalability.
• Establish Governance & Security Standards - Define data governance, metadata management, security, compliance, and data quality frameworks across the
• platform
• Design Advanced Data Processing Solutions - Create batch, streaming, and real-time data processing architectures using modern cloud-native technologies.
• Provide Technical Leadership - Mentor engineering teams, enforce architecture governance, and collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define target-state roadmaps and solution strategies

Key Skills

• AWS Data Services - S3, Glue, Redshift, EMR, DMS, Athena, Kiness, Lambda, Lake Formation, IAM, and Cloud Watch.
• Databricks Expertise - Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables (DLT), Databricks, Workflows, and Structured Streaming
• Data Engineering & Architecture - Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lakehouse Architecture, Data Modeling (Kimball & Data Vault), ETL/ELT, Governance, and Metadata Management.
• Programming & Development - Python, SQL, PySpark, and Scala (preferred).
• Migration & Modernization - Experience with Hadoop-to-Databricks, DB2-to-Snowflake, Teradata/Oracle-to-AWS, and Mainframe-to-Cloud migrations
• Leadership & Solution Architecture - Enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, stakeholder management, technical governance, and team mentoring.